N3945/1669

断ことわる

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verb

ことわる

to refuse, to reject, to dismiss, to turn down, to decline
to inform, to give notice, to ask in advance (and get approval), to get permission
to ask leave, to excuse oneself (from)

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Example sentences

彼女かのじょの誘さそいを断ことわるのは難むずかしかった。

It was difficult to turn down her invitation.

その仕事しごとの依頼いらいを断ことわりました。

I declined the request for that job.

先さきに断ことわっておかないと、後あとで問題もんだいになるよ。

If you don't give notice in advance, it'll cause problems later.

彼かれは上司じょうしの命令めいれいを断ことわれなかった。

He was unable to refuse his boss's orders.

部屋へやに入はいる前まえに、必かならず断ことわってからにしてください。

Before entering the room, please always ask for permission first.

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

sentence; composition, text, writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature; statement

price, cost; value, worth, merit

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